trailboot
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Has anybody heard of a bearing tree? I came across it on a hike in Wyoming. It is a small yellow metal sign nailed to a treeand very close to it is a benchmark. I am thinking it is up there to help find the benchmark but not sure. I had just never seen one before. Bm is from the Dept of the interior - BLM with the township and range numbers on it. The sign says it is evidently marking a corner of a tract or section. They were located about 50 feet off the main trail. I would appreciate any information on this.
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Thanks everybody for the input on the bearing tree. I will have to keep my eyes open for more of them and some of those other markers - witness trees.